impermanence C2+ Topic:Law & Government US /ɪmˈpɝmənəns/ UK /ɪmˈpɜːmənəns/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the state of not lasting; transience The cherry blossoms are a meditation on the impermanence of beauty. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of not lasting;... transiencetransitorinessfleetingnessevanescencemutabilityephemerality ↔ Opposites permanencedurabilityconstancyperpetuity Word family Related forms impermanentpermanentpermanence Etymology AI details From in- ('not') + permanence, from Latin permanere ('to endure'), from per- ('through') + manere ('to remain'). permanere Latin manere Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # impermanence **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪmˈpɝmənəns/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪmˈpɜːmənəns/ ## Meanings 1. the state of not lasting; transience ## Examples - The cherry blossoms are a meditation on the impermanence of beauty. ## Synonyms - transience - transitoriness - fleetingness - evanescence - mutability - ephemerality ## Antonyms - permanence - durability - constancy - perpetuity ## Related Forms - impermanent - permanent - permanence ## Roots and Affixes - Root: permanere - Root: manere ## Etymology From in- ('not') + permanence, from Latin permanere ('to endure'), from per- ('through') + manere ('to remain'). ## AI Etymology Impermanence comes from in- ('not') + permanence, from Latin permanere ('to endure'), from per- ('through') + manere ('to remain'). The etymological trail includes Latin permanere and Latin manere. As a noun, impermanence means the state of not lasting; transience. The same family is visible in related forms such as impermanent, permanent, and permanence. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure. ## Topics - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown